Obituaries
Lonnie Shaw
Deer Park
Service for Lonnie Dean Shaw, former co-owner of L & M Truck Sales Inc. in Spokane, will be at 2 p.m. today at Open Door Congregational Church. Burial will be at Woodland Cemetery in Deer Park. Lauer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Shaw, 63, who was born in Colville, Wash., died Monday in Deer Park.
He graduated from Springdale High School and served in the Army in the Korean War.
He had lived in Deer Park since 1957 and spent winters in Parker, Ariz., with his wife, Barbara.
In 1968 he co-founded and was coowner of L & M with the late Marvin Littell. They were later joined by Warren Littell.
Mr. Shaw retired in 1989.
He had been a truck salesman with Wendle Ford and a truck driver for O.C. Shaw Trucking Co.
He was a member of the Colville Confederated Tribe of Indians, Open Door Congregational Church, and the Deer Park and Wandermere men’s golf clubs.
He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Barbara Shaw; two sons, Michael and Kevin Shaw, both of Deer Park; two daughters, Karen Shaw Sessions of Fayetteville, N.C., and Laura Roberts of Deer Park; four brothers, Floyd Shaw of Boise, Orph Shaw of Spokane, Ernie Shaw of Ephrata, Wash., and Melvin Shaw of Redmond, Wash.; four sisters, Erma Haynes of Vancouver, Wash., Shirley Shelton of Wenatchee, and LaVerna Brunton and Delores Nelson, both of Troy, Idaho; and nine granddaughters.
Memorial contributions may be made to the National Cancer Institute, Prostate Cancer Research, Financial Management Branch, Building 31, Room 11A16, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Horace ‘Hod’ Wachter
Spokane
Graveside service for Horace “Hod” Wachter, 78, is set for 2 p.m. today at Wilbur (Wash.) Cemetery. Strate Funeral Home, Davenport, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Wilbur, Mr. Wachter died Wednesday.
He served in the Air Force during World War II, and moved to Spokane in 1947, with his wife, Marjorie, after his discharge.
He was a road construction superintendent and retired in 1979.
He was a member of the Teamsters Union, Concordia Masonic Lodge No. 249, the El Katif Shrine, Scottish Rite and the Palomino Patrol and Banditos.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years; one daughter, Carol Bettinger of Sandpoint; one son, David Wachter of Spokane; one brother, Wayne Wachter of Monroe, Wash.; one sister, LaDona Anderson of Wilbur, Wash.; four grandchildren and one greatgranddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wilbur Cemetery Association or Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children.
Ellanora McCrea
Wellpinit, Wash.
Graveside service for Ellanora McCrea, 91, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Wellpinit (Wash.) Presbyterian Cemetery. Strate Funeral Home, Davenport, Wash., is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. McCrea, who died Wednesday in Colville, Wash., was born in Chewelah, Wash.
She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Edward McCrea, died in 1994.
She is survived by one son, Floyd McCrea of Spokane; one daughter, Laural Mode of Wellpinit; eight grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren.
Christopher ‘Critter’ Laughlin
Spokane
Memorial service for Christopher “Critter” Laughlin, 40, is set for 10:30 a.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-North.
Mr. Laughlin, who was born in Spokane, died Tuesday.
He graduated from Shadle Park High School in 1973.
He was an auto parts salesman and a member of the American Hot Rod Association. He drag-raced at Spokane Raceway Park. He was also a member of the American Softball Association.
Mr. Laughlin is survived by his wife, Penny Laughlin; one stepson, Alan, and one stepdaughter, Nikki, both at home; and one brother, Rick Laughlin of Spokane.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sacred Heart Medical Center Organ Procurement Agency.
Hilda Grytdal
Chewelah, Wash.
Service for Hilda L. Grytdal, 74 will be at 11 a.m. today at Chewelah Free Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Chewelah Memorial Park. Riplinger Funeral Home of Spokane is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Grytdal died Tuesday.
Born in Garfield, Wash., she operated a dairy farm in Chewelah for 23 years. She lived in Chewelah for more than 43 years.
She was a member of the Chewelah 49’rs Square Dance Club, the Sons of Norway, and the Northwest Dairymen’s Association.
Her husband, Perry Grytdal, died in 1973.
She is survived by three daughters, Wanda Whitlock of Spokane, Loretta Wright of Waitsburg, Wash., and Darlene LaShaw of Rockford; three sons, Glenn Grytdal of Spokane, and Wayne and Marvin Grytdal both of Chewelah, Wash.; five sisters, Clara Douglass of Camano Island, Wash., Doris Hartman of Sweet Springs, Mo., Bertha Decker of Vale, Ore., Ailene Daniel of Chattaroy and Alice Roberts of Clarkston, Wash.; and 14 grandchildren.
Frank Dickinson
Kennewick
Memorial service for Frank J. Dickinson, 79, is planned for 11 a.m today at Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home in Kennewick.
Mr. Dickinson, a former Spokane resident, died Monday in Richland.
He was born in Hope, Idaho.
He was a service representative for Pacific Northwest Bell in Spokane, for 21 years and retired in 1981.
He had lived in Kennewick since 1989.
He is survived by his wife, Lois Dickinson; four children, Terryl Dickinson of North, Va., Karol Collins of Shalimar, Fla., Phillip Dickinson of Spokane and Linda Barcot of Kennewick; one brother, Jack Dickinson of Okanogan, Wash.; eight grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association in care of Tammy Derting, 3111 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, WA 99336.
Margaret Hardenbrook
Spokane
Service for Margaret E. Hardenbrook, 86, is planned for 11 a.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral HomeSouth. Burial will be at Spokane Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Hardenbrook, a lifetime Spokane resident, died Wednesday.
She graduated from Lewis and Clark High School and was a licensed practical nurse at Sacred Heart Medical Center. She retired in the late 1950s.
She was a member of First Assembly of God Church.
Her husband, Thomas Hardenbrook, died in 1981.
Mrs. Hardenbrook’s survivors include two sons, Richard Hardenbrook of Seattle and James Hardenbrook of Spokane; one daughter, Margaret “Peggy” Siddons of Sacramento, Calif.; one sister, Enola Johnson of Spokane; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Helen Etter
Spokane
Funeral Mass for Helen E. Etter, 88, will be at 1:30 p.m. today at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes. Private burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home.
Mrs. Etter, who died Wednesday, was born Medical Lake.
She graduated from Holy Names Academy and was a homemaker.
She was a member of the Philomethea Club and St. Aloysius Parish and the Altar Society.
Her husband, Hal Etter, died in 1982.
She is survived by three sons, James, Frank and Mike Etter, all of Spokane; five daughters, Donna Jurdy, Marilyn McCanna, Betsy Jackson and Halene Dill, all of Spokane, and Sandy Russum of Alameda, Calif.; 26 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
Jim ‘Grizz’ DeVault
Spokane
Service for James Edward “Grizz” DeVault, 54, was held Friday at The Palace Tavern.
Mr. DeVault, who died June 6, was born in San Fernando, Calif.
He served in the Navy from 1958 until 1961 and lived in Spokane for 25 years. He was a tile setter.
Mr. DeVault volunteered as a cook on Thanksgiving and Christmas at The Palace.
Survivors include his stepfather, Don Phillips of San Fernando; one brother, Joe DeVault of San Fernando; and two sisters, Patty Pizano and Sally Schlegel, both of Simi Valley, Calif.
F.M. Gokee
Spokane
Service for F.M. Gokee, a retired Naval Reserve commander, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home. There will be private burial at Greenwood Memorial Terrace.
Mr. Gokee, 89, died Thursday.
He was born in Petoskey, Mich., and graduated from Rogers High School.
He started a Pontiac and Cadillac dealership in Gooding, Idaho, and later opened an appliance and music store in Gooding.
In 1952, he moved to Spokane and was a regional sales manager for an automotive replacement parts business.
He served in World War II and the Korean War.
His wife, Dorothy Gokee, died in 1991.
Mr. Gokee is survived by a daughter, Mary Ann Cowan of LaClede, Idaho; a son, Henry Gokee of Spokane; six grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Ethel Gosney
St. John, Wash.
Service for Ethel Kathryn Gosney, 97, was held Thursday at St. John Methodist Church with burial at St. John Cemetery.
Mrs. Gosney died last Saturday.
She was born in Fremont, Neb., and moved to Sprague, Wash., with her family when she was three.
She and her husband, Charles Gosney, lived in Redondo, Wash., for a short time, and moved to St. John in the 1930s.
Her husband died in 1971.
She worked for Palouse Rock Lake Soil Conservation District for 20 years.
Mrs. Gosney was a published poet and short story writer. She was a member of St. John Methodist Church and the choir and was active in the St. John School Education Fund.
Survivors include one daughter, Joan Evans of Sumner, Wash.; one son, Max Gosney of Livermore, Calif.; three sisters, Fay Arrowsmith of Arcadia, Calif., LaVerne Rotchford of Hayden Lake, Idaho, and Jeffra Rice of Spokane; two brothers, Bill Pierson of Hayden Lake, and Arthur Pierson of Spokane; nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. John Methodist Church or St. John School Education Fund.
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